Armoy Road Races 2025 Live On Bbc Sport Ni

The Armoy roadworthy title has go a staple portion of nan Irish motorcycling almanac since its inception successful 2009 and this weekend's arena looks group to nutrient much thrilling racing for nan thousands of spectators who attend.

In an breathtaking caller task for nan event, arsenic a pilot, Saturday's racing will beryllium streamed unrecorded connected BBC iPlayer and worldwide connected nan BBC Sport website for nan first time, allowing fans from crossed nan globe to bask nan high-speed action from nan three-mile nationalist roads circuit successful nan region Antrim countryside.

Coverage of nan main time of racing, culminating successful nan characteristic 'Race of Legends', will statesman astatine 09:30 BST.

As nan gathering prepares to rev into life pinch qualifying and 2 scheduled races connected Friday, BBC Sport brings you nan lowdown connected nan celebrated Irish roadworthy race.

In comparison to different roadworthy races pinch a agelong history successful Northern Ireland, nan Armoy arena is simply a comparatively caller summation to nan calendar, having first taken spot successful 2009.

The gathering is centred connected nan colony of Armoy and staged astir a people which is triangular successful style and ridden successful an anti-clockwise direction.

The main characteristic title is called 'The Race of Legends' successful nickname of nan Armoy Armada quartet of riders who competed astatine roadworthy racing events from nan mid to precocious 1970s.

The Armada was established successful 1977 and comprised nan precocious Joey Dunlop, Mervyn Robinson and Frank Kennedy, positive Joey's relative Jim.

The existent races are held connected nan roads that these riders utilized to trial their machines successful 'unofficial' believe sessions connected unfastened roads anterior to title meetings.

The 2018 type of nan arena saw racing cancelled connected nan main Saturday title time because of persistent dense rain, while nan 2020 gathering fell unfortunate to nan Covid-19 pandemic and nan 2021 staging was taxable to spectator restrictions because of nan coronavirus.

The Armoy races person traditionally attracted a beardown section of riders from Northern Ireland, nan Republic of Ireland, Great Britain and beyond.

Among nan large names who person competed are grounds 33-time Isle of Man TT victor Michael Dunlop, his precocious relative William, Ryan Farquhar, Jeremy McWilliams, precocious Manxman Dan Kneen, Dean Harrison, Guy Martin and Davey Todd.

Michael Dunlop and Yorkshireman Todd person been nan ascendant forces successful caller years, though neither person entered this year's races.

Dunlop won 5 races successful some 2021 and 2023 and his wide profession tally of victories astatine nan arena stands astatine 29.

His CV see 10 successes successful nan 'Race of Legends', including 9 successive triumphs betwixt 2011 and 2021 and a further triumph successful 2023. The 35-year-old has won 18 Superbike races successful total.

Todd made 1 of his first roadworthy title appearances astatine Armoy backmost successful 2017 and has since excelled by racking up a four-timer successful 2022 and a treble successful 2024.

Only 4 riders - Michael Dunlop, Todd, Martin and Farquhar - person won 'big bike' races successful nan history of nan event.

This year's gathering is being held connected Friday 25 July and Saturday 26 July, pinch roads closing astatine 10:00 BST connected Friday and 09:00 connected Saturday.

Practice and qualifying sessions for each classes will return spot connected Friday, followed by 2 scheduled races, nan first Supertwin and Supersport outings.

Twelve further races are scheduled for Saturday, including nan Open race, further Supersport and Supertwin events, Moto3/125cc, Classic Superbike and nan characteristic 'Race of Legends'.

Also connected nan paper are a Supermono people wrong nan Supertwins race, Junior and Senior Support races, Junior and Senior classical races, Supersport 300 and Lightweight Supersport

A precocious value introduction includes Burrows Engineering/RK Racing rider Conor Cummins, KTS Steadplan Racing's Jamie Coward, who was named man-of-the-meeting successful 2024, and Northern Ireland's Paul Jordan, who rides for Jackson Racing.

Other notable riders are Republic of Ireland challengers Mike Browne, Michael Sweeney and Derek McGee, positive customary English visitors Phil Crowe and Dominic Herbertson, Manx duo Joe Yeardsley and Marcus Simpson and Finland's Erno Kostamo, a regular astatine nan North West 200 and Isle of Man TT.

Ex-Moto GP rider and North West 200 title victor Jeremy McWilliams returns to compete successful nan Supersport, Lightweight Supersport and Classic Superbike classes.

Among nan database of newcomers are double Southern 100 Supertwins victor Rob Hodson, Republic of Ireland riders Brian McCormack and Kevin Keyes, and erstwhile British Superbike and National Superstock competitor Franco Bourne.

Most wins - Michael Dunlop 29, Barry Davidson 16, Ryan Farquhar 12, William Dunlop 11, Davey Todd 7, Richard Ford 7, Jamie Coward 4, Derek McGee 4, Christian Elkin 4, Robert McCrum 4, Guy Martin 3, Neil Kernohan 3, Dean Harrison 2

Lap records - Superbike and absolute people grounds - Davey Todd (BMW) 109.325mph (2024)

Supersport - Michael Dunlop (Yamaha) 105.179 (Yamaha) 2023

Supertwin - Jamie Coward (Kawasaki) 100.536 (Kawasaki) 2024

Moto3 - Mike Browne (Honda) 90.755mph (2023)

Classic Superbike - Jamie Coward 97.410mph (2022)

Race of Legends - 1 Davey Todd; 2 Phil Crowe; 3 Dominic Herbertson; 4 Jamie Coward

Open title - 1 Davey Todd; 2 Phil Crowe; 3 Jamie Coward; 4 Dominic Herbertson

Supersport 1 - 1 Mike Browne; 2 Davey Todd; 3 Paul Jordan

Supersport 2 - 1 Davey Todd; 2 Mike Browne; 3 Jamie Coward

Supertwins 1 - 1 Jamie Coward; 2 Mike Browne; 3 Michael Sweeney

Supertwins 2 - 1 Jamie Coward; 2 Mike Browne; 3 Paul Jordan